diff --git a/k8-operator/api/v1alpha1/infisicalsecret_types.go b/k8-operator/api/v1alpha1/infisicalsecret_types.go
index e2e0c7b66..796c97265 100644
--- a/k8-operator/api/v1alpha1/infisicalsecret_types.go
+++ b/k8-operator/api/v1alpha1/infisicalsecret_types.go
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ type InfisicalSecretSpec struct {
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:Optional
 	TLS TLSConfig `json:"tls"`
 
-	// +kubebuilder:default:=false
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:Optional
 	InstantUpdates bool `json:"instantUpdates"`
 }
 
diff --git a/k8-operator/config/crd/bases/secrets.infisical.com_infisicalsecrets.yaml b/k8-operator/config/crd/bases/secrets.infisical.com_infisicalsecrets.yaml
index 0dcc39f17..176c44374 100644
--- a/k8-operator/config/crd/bases/secrets.infisical.com_infisicalsecrets.yaml
+++ b/k8-operator/config/crd/bases/secrets.infisical.com_infisicalsecrets.yaml
@@ -315,7 +315,6 @@ spec:
                 description: Infisical host to pull secrets from
                 type: string
               instantUpdates:
-                default: false
                 type: boolean
               managedKubeConfigMapReferences:
                 items:
@@ -472,7 +471,6 @@ spec:
                 - secretNamespace
                 type: object
             required:
-            - instantUpdates
             - resyncInterval
             type: object
           status: